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Diocese of Bathurst
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The Diocese of Bathurst in central New South Wales was erected by Pope Pius IX on 20 June 1865 and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Sydney. Its current ordinary is Bishop Michael McKenna, installed in 2009.
- Bishop
- Most Rev. Michael McKenna
- Latin name
- Bathursten(sis)
- Erected
- 20 June 1865
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of St Michael and St John, Bathurst
- Patron
- Saint Michael and Saint John the Baptist
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Sydney (Archdiocese of Sydney)
- Catholics
- 65,681
- Chancery
- Bishop’s House, 118 Keppel St., Bathurst, N.S.W. 2795, Australia
- Telephone
- Tel. [02]6334.6400
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney 131 km
- Diocese of Parramatta 139 km
- Saint Maron of Sydney 140 km
- Diocese of Broken Bay 143 km
- Diocese of Saint Michael’s of Sydney 147 km
- Diocese of Sydney 155 km
Parishes near the see
- St Dominic's Parish, Kandos · Kandos 1 km
- Parish of St Patrick and St Francis Xavier, Lithgow · Lithgow 1 km
- St James Parish, Blayney · Blayney 1 km
- The Parish of St Mary and St Joseph, Orange · Orange 1 km
- St Raphael's Parish, Cowra · Cowra 1 km
- St Ignatius Parish, Oberon · Oberon 1 km
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Sources: official site + Wikipedia · Annuario code 001000851 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08